Dec 2, 2012
The third in the series of storms that began affecting central California in late November reached the Hanford warning/forecast area on December 2nd. Ahead of the storm, there were midday showers across the region in the warm, moist unstable airmass between the departing second storm and the approaching third system. These showers produced between a tenth and a third of an inch of rain on the San Joaquin Valley floor, except for the south end of the Valley which remain rain shadowed. Bakersfield
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 427337). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Tulare County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.